Iomega offers iPhone charger and backup in one with SuperHero

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As smartphones become more powerful and feature rich, we trust them to store more of our data. But what happens if your phone dies and you didn’t do a backup recently? Most likely the data is lost, or only recoverable through an expensive backup service. It’s even worse if your phone is stolen and there’s no way to get the data back.

Iomega has decided to solve this problem for iPhone owners with the SuperHero Backup and Charger. It’s a simple idea that I’m surprised no one has thought of before. The iPhone needs to be charged on a regular basis, so why not backup the data on it while it gets charged?

The SuperHero takes the form of a compact docking station your iPhone sits in to charge. Included in the package is a 4GB SD card that can be used to store your contacts and images from the phone’s internal storage. The SD card can be replaced with a larger card for additional storage if required.

Management of backups is handled through a free-to-download app called the SuperHero iPhone app. The app launches automatically when your iPhone is placed in the dock. The user is then given the option to perform a backup. If a backup already exists then only an incremental backup will be performed.

Iomega realize that a growing number of households have multiple iPhones, so the dock allows you to name your iPhone and use multiple handsets and keep multiple backups. Restoring a backup can be done to a new iPhone if necessary, or an existing one that has been previously damaged and lost data.

The SuperHero Backup and Charger for iPhone will cost $69.99 and is compatible with the iPhone 3G, 3GS, and 4.